Self-loading truck



sept. 29, 192s. A. S. MOSES SELF LOADING TRUC K Filed Oct. 6. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Hhe/@gh M9565, @9 Y if Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

' UNITED STATES 1,555,227 PATENT OFFICE.

I ASHELEIGH s. MOSES, or sr. Louis, MISSOURI.

SELF-LOADING TRUCK.

Application ld October 6, 1923. Serial-,No.i666,913.

To all lwhom t may concern: n n

Beit known that I, ASHELETGH S. MOSES,

i a citizen of the United States, and residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented the new anduseful Improvement 1n Self-Loading Trucks, of which the following is a speciication.

' z be equipped to pick themy up directly `from their positionA on the gro-und and to haul them away, without the necessity for digging orotherwise handling the same with shovels orlthe like. One particular application to which a truck of this type. is adapted `is the gathering of' titanium sand which is found in deposits more or less loosely upon the ground and can readily be scooped up.

One of the objects of this invention, therefore, is to provide a truck having a manipulative body adapted to gather the materials directly from their position von the ground to load the body, which may thenbe moved to traveling position to transport the load.

Another object of this invention is to pro- .vide novel means for manipulating such a body and dumping the same when desired.

Further objects will appear from the detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure-1 represents a plan view of an automobile truck embodying this invention; and' 1 Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the saine.

In accordance with this invention a truckl is provided havinga frame or `chassis 1, traction wheels 2, steering wheels 3 and a drivers cab 4. A suitable power plant is, of course, provided under a hood 5 and suitably connected to the traction wheels 2. All of these parts may be of any usual or desired form Well known in the art.

Mounted on the rearward part of the chassis is a hopper-like body 6 having a Jform generally tapering toward the bottom. This body is pivoted at 7 on the chassis and is arranged to swing downwardly in a forward direction to the position shown in Figure 2, in which the top or op'enenyd 8 is directed toward the front of the truck and the front side 9 is substantiallyhorizontal. The body 6 ywhen in lowered position is supported by the-pivots 7 and a pair of stops 1U fixed to the upper and rearward part of the body and adapted to rest when in lowered position on a pair ot wedge-shaped abutments 11 mounted on the chassis 1. The wedges 11 may be arranged for adjustment along the chassis so as to raise and lower the position of thestops 10 and, therefore, the position of the l bodyy when lowered. By these means the tilt of lthe body when in lowered position can be adjusted to any desired point'so that the forward edge of the body will engage and scoop up the material which it is desired toload. IVith the body in this lowered position the truck may Vbe driven vforward by applying power to the traction wheels 2 and by such movementthe body will be moved -along the ground so as to Scoop up a quantity of material.

Mounted on the chassis 1 adjacent the forwardside of the body are elevating means which may comprise a hydraulic cylinder 12 equipped with a cross-bar 13 carrying at its ends a pair of sheaves 14 over which a pair ot' cables 15 may be passed. These cables are ii'Xed at 16 to the body 6 and after passing over the sheaves y14 are anchored to a cross bar 17 on the chassis. The cylinder 12 may be of any usual well known construction. By operating the cylinder 12 to `raise the sheaves 14, the cables v15 willbe made to litt the body 6 to an up-right position for At the point of deposit arrangements may y be provided forr driving' the truck over a dumping pit into which the material is to be deposited. The body 6 is provided with a hinged bottom 18 hinged at 19 to the rear of the body and held closed by a latch 20. Pivoted at 21 on the rear of the body 6 is a bell crank lever 22 connected by a link 23 to the latch 20 and by a suitable cord 24 to a. manipulative handle (not Shown) 1ocated in the drivers cab. When the truck has been moved over the dumping pit the driver by pulling the cord 24 may operate the bell crank 22 to release the latch 20, thereby all-owing the bottom to fall and deposit the load. Vhen the body is again lowered to horizontal position the bottom will close and be caught by the latch 20.

l It will be noted, therefore, that a convenient and economical device for loading material of the kind described is provided by this invention. The hopper-like body is arranged to move on its side so as to scrape up the load therein after which the body is moved to an upright position for carrying` the load. `The dumping bottom provides a quickand simple method of dumping a load at the desired place. By means of this invention the material can be very quickly `gathered and deposited at a minimum eX- pense.v

" It is obvious that various changes may be made in details of construction without departing from the spirit of this invention; itis, therefore, to be understood that this invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. An automobile truck comprising, a chassis, running gear, a body closed at all sides and open at the top and mounted for movement on said chassis, means for moving said body on its side with the open top forward in order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position in order to carry the load, and a dumping bottom for said body.

'2. 7An automobile truck comprising, a chassis, running gear, a body closed at all sides and open at the top and mounted for movement on said chassis, means for moving said body on its side with the open top forward in order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position in order -to carry the load, a dumping bottom for said body, and a releasable latch for securing said bottom.

3. automobile truck comprising, a chassis, running gear, a body `closed at all sides andopen at the top and mounted for @movement on said chassis, means for movng said body on its side with the open top forward in-order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position in order vto carry :the load, and a dumping bottom hinged to sides and open at the top and mounted for movement on said chassis, means for moving said body on its side with the open top forward in order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position in orderv t0 carry the load, a dumping bottom hinged to the rear side of said body, and a releasable latch for securing the free end of said bottom.

5. An automobile truck comprising, a chassis, running gear, a body closed at all sides and -open at the top and mounted for movement on said chassis so as to lie on its side with the open top forward in order to scrape the load therein, elevating means ar- Y lranged adjacentv the forward .end of said body adapted to move it to an upright position in order to carry the load, and a dump ing bottom for said body.V

6. An automobile truck comprising, a chassis, running gear including .traction wheels, a motor for driving said wheels, a body closed at all sides-and open at the top and mounted `for movement on said chassis and forwardly of` said traction wheels, l

means for moving said body on its side with the open top forward in order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position in order to carry the load, and adumping bot- Y tom for saidbody. 1 v

'7. Aii vautomobile truck comprising, a chassis, ruiming gear including traction wheels, a motor for driving said wheels, a body closed at all sides and open at the top and mounted for movement on said chassis and forwardly .of said traction wheels so as to lie on its side with theV open top forward in order to scrape the load therein, elevating means arranged adjacent the forward end of said body adaptedto move it to an "5 upright position in order to carry lthe load, and adumping bottom for said body.

8. An automobile truck comprising, a

chassis, ruiming gear, a body closed at all sides and open at the top andr'm'ounted for movement on said chassis, means for moving saidbody on its side with the o-pen .top forward in 4order to scrape the load therein and to an upright position'in order tol carry the load, a. dumping bottom for said body,

and' `means for adjusting v'the scrap-ing position of said body.

n testimo-ny whereof I aiiix my signature this day of July 23 1923;

ASIHELEIGH S. MOSES.' 

